tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post8817086623162688021..comments2015-03-02T18:24:52.875-05:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Beekeeper Error and the Walk Away SplitLinda Tnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-31873812868997925892009-03-19T23:06:00.000-04:002009-03-19T23:06:00.000-04:00Hi Robyn, Thanks for your kind words. To save yo...Hi Robyn, Thanks for your kind words. To save your checking daily, I do post about 2 times a week to this blog, but you can subscribe to it by clicking on the RSS feed button at the top of the page. Good luck with your bees. Linda TLinda Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-20082482804791322032009-03-19T22:56:00.000-04:002009-03-19T22:56:00.000-04:00I am so glad to have found your blog. I have been ...I am so glad to have found your blog. I have been trying to get bees to succeed at my place in Missouri for several years, mostly unsuccessful, but this year 1 hive has made it through the winter, 1 did not. The bees that are here have cleaned all the honey from the unsuccessful hive, so are off to a good start with lots of honey. I am grateful for your accounting of your experiences and will be checking here daily probably from now on.robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007155036147118643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-14996840083037861812009-03-16T04:37:00.000-04:002009-03-16T04:37:00.000-04:00thats sad... but their is another way to skin the ...thats sad... but their is another way to skin the cat.. i used the strategy it on my nucs..and their were no robbing... i'll post a pics of how its done on my blog soonest.... (beesunlimited.blogspot.com)TeenBeeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459170765270163596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-32123412672523167632009-03-16T01:41:00.000-04:002009-03-16T01:41:00.000-04:00Looking forward to good news about the nuc!Looking forward to good news about the nuc!dayvalleygardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865026156254428765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-40655236163370537092009-03-14T12:29:00.000-04:002009-03-14T12:29:00.000-04:00Cool post, I like it. Keep it up.http://apps.faceb...Cool post, I like it. Keep it up.<BR/><A HREF="http://apps.facebook.com/top_celebrities/" REL="nofollow">http://apps.facebook.com/top_celebrities/</A> (Vote your favorite celebrity)<BR/><A HREF="http://prabath321.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://prabath321.blogspot.com/</A>Prabathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17314232290222857908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-20440828555624580282009-03-13T16:58:00.000-04:002009-03-13T16:58:00.000-04:00It's a poor excuse for an entrance reducer, I'll g...It's a poor excuse for an entrance reducer, I'll grant you that. I took off the Boardman on Thursday and put in the real nuc entrance reducer and things seem better. If we have any sun, I'll replace one of the honey frames with a better one on Saturday or Sunday.Linda Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-82265702313828360472009-03-13T12:27:00.000-04:002009-03-13T12:27:00.000-04:00Selling Boardman feeders should be outlawed, as th...Selling Boardman feeders should be outlawed, as they are too small to be of any use, and, as you found, are too close to the entrance.<BR/><BR/>Part of the problem may have been your ad-hoc entrance reducer. It seems to have left too large an opening. You want a small nuc to have a very small opening, which would be easier to defend for a small number of guards. <BR/><BR/>So, to summarize feeders:<BR/><BR/>1-gallon Baggies - Good<BR/>5-gallon Hive-top Feeder - Far Better, Maybe Best<BR/>Frame Feeders - Good Way To Drown Bees<BR/>"Division-Board" Feeders - Same as Frame-Feeders<BR/><BR/>But your nuc may survive the trauma, assuming that you now feed it properly, and keep the entrance reduced to one that they can defend.Jimhttp://gothamcitybees.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-86255276678074802412009-03-13T02:33:00.000-04:002009-03-13T02:33:00.000-04:00Sorry to hear about this. I have read that if ther...Sorry to hear about this. I have read that if there are several hives one need to feed them all, or none at all otherwise robbing will take place. Hope you can salvage something. Good luck.ChisBeeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07079211272288458417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-32391657503462010142009-03-13T00:36:00.000-04:002009-03-13T00:36:00.000-04:00awwaww♥ Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14591559212770014981noreply@blogger.com